Speaking of Now

Speaking of Now
Speaking of Now
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	February 12, 2002
Studio	Right Track, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	72:05
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
Pat Metheny chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
All About Jazz	(favorable) ^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Speaking of Now is the tenth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 2002 by Warner Bros. The band was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for the album in 2003.

Speaking of Now marks the first appearances of drummer Antonio Sánchez and multi-instrumentalist Cuong Vu as members of Metheny's band. Cameroonian musician Richard Bona also participated in the album's recording and tour, the latter of which particularly showcased his abilities on vocals and bass guitar.

In 2003, as part of the album's promotion, a concert was recorded in Japan and released on DVD and the Group performed on the PBS series Austin City Limits.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"As It Is"		7:42
2.	"Proof"		10:18
3.	"Another Life"	Metheny	7:13
4.	"The Gathering Sky"		9:27
5.	"You" (song ends at 8:25; hidden intro to "On Her Way" directly follows)	Metheny	8:57
6.	"On Her Way"		5:42
7.	"A Place in the World"		9:54
8.	"Afternoon"	Metheny	4:46
9.	"Wherever You Go"		8:04
Total length:			72:05

Bonus Track for Japan
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Epilogue" (Japanese bonus track)	Metheny	4:07
Total length:			76:35

On the Japanese pressing, an extra 30 seconds of silence is added at the end of "Wherever You Go" to create a longer gap before the bonus track "Epilogue".

Personnel

Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
Steve Rodby – double bass, cello
Richard Bona – vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar, fretless bass
Cuong Vu – trumpet, vocals
Antonio Sánchez – drums

Additional musicians

Dave Samuels – percussion, marimba

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Category
2003	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

References

^ Tauss, Lucy. "Speaking of Now - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
^ Hovan, C. Andrew (1 February 2002). "Pat Metheny Group: Speaking of Now". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Tauss, Lucy. "Speaking of Now - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

[2] Hovan, C. Andrew (1 February 2002). "Pat Metheny Group: Speaking of Now". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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